No Symptoms? Test Anyway! Dr. Craig Venter Discusses Importance of Pre-Symptomatic Testing

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Uncover the startling reality that five percent of people over 50 may have a major tumor without any symptoms. Join Dr. J. Craig Venter as he shares his personal journey with pre-symptomatic testing and highlights its transformative impact on health outcomes. In this eye-opening discussion, learn why early detection is key and how taking proactive measures can make all the difference.

J. Craig Venter, PhD, is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his numerous invaluable contributions to genomic research. Dr. Venter is founder, chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit, research organization with approximately 120 scientists and staff dedicated to human, microbial, synthetic, and environmental genomic research, and the exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics.

Insoo Hyun is Director of Research Ethics and a faculty member of the Center for Bioethics and senior lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also Director at the Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning at the Boston Museum of Science. As a Fulbright Scholar and Hastings Center Fellow, Dr. Hyun's interests include ethical and policy issues in stem cell research and new biotechnologies.

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It is a balancing act.
Testing early increases early detection. It also increases false positive and decreases some people's quality of life.

jaycie
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1 out of 8 men will have prostate cancer. I had aggressive and currently being treated by ucsf

First prostate removed but blood 🩸 test showed that not all the cancer was removed. So it was doubling every month

Currently I am taking hormone drugs to reduce testosterone. This is for 4 months

After that radiation treatment for 5 weeks everyday and then hopefully that kills all the aggressive prostate cancer

williamwoo
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I like it, but my insurance likely won't cover it. Then even if my DR says I should, they still might decline via AI at Cigna to provide the care a DR ordered.

DaveAwesome
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The medical community does not cover preventive testing, only after the fact.

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